Reality Check XII: How Much Upside Can CP All Squeeze from a New Banking Venture?
The Ministry of Finance has reportedly become more receptive to the idea of CP All entering the banking business. While there is nothing inked with...
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The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Cheap Real Estate, Internet Retailing, and Binary Returns
This week's offering in ASEAN@Smartkarma includes the usual eclectic mix bottom up and top down and thematic insights from across South East Asia....
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SCB Trades Size for Relevance
The Laggard. Although we have not lost a dime investing in SCB thus far, it is fair to say that the stock has underperformed most of the large Thai...
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SCB Mounts a White Knight Rescue for Pace
After telling PACE not to sell Dean & Deluca to CENTEL, SCB mounts a surprisingly bold rescue mission for PACE. Initially, they will buy some...
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Hong Kong Banks – Interest Rate Shock
Banks in Hong Kong have some of the lowest levels of loan loss reserves (LLR) compared with loans and also their loan loss provision (LLP) expenses...
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